PAK VS ENG - 2nd Test, England tour of Pakistan, 2024

Pakistan made quite a few radical changes after their innings defeat in the first Test. The selection committee was rejigged. Babar Azam, Naseem Shah and Shaheen Afridi were omitted. They decided to use the same pitch that was used for the first Test and decided to stack their XI with spinners (with just one seamer). And it's safe to say they all clicked.

Masood: First one is always special, it has come after some hard times. A lot has happened over the last week. You have to applaud the group. You can't doubt the effort. It'll be special for everyone. We were able to pick 20 wickets and post decent totals. A change of strategy. We tried green seamers against Bangladesh. We haven't played too much Test cricket in Multan. Noman and Sajid coming in, it's never easy, they looked like seasoned campaigners. Zahid didn't bowl much but he was there for the team and so was Jamal. Everyone chipped in. For Kami (Kamran Ghulam), it's never easy, we were all behind him, he looked like he belonged here. Agha is probably one of my favourite players, he's a team player.

Stokes: If you look at the whole Test, the ones who had success were the ones who put the spinners under pressure. Duckett's hundred in the first innings showed us the way. I don't like to live by hindsight. You don't get them too often behind the wickets, you have to take those chances. In conditions like this, Potts and Carse kept charging in ball after ball. That's what you want. They were a big threat which a massive help. Good to get through this game, worked hard to get fit for this game. Looking forward to the next week now. It's been a great series so far.

Sajid Khan | Player of the Match: We lost the last two series, we just backed our process. Thanks to the Multan crowd for all the support. Noman is one of the most experienced players, he shares his experienced and he's played everywhere. First innings, I got out early and he scored. In the second innings, I batted below him and gave support to Salman.

Stats by Shashikant Singh

Two bowlers taking all 20 wickets in a Test match
M Noble (13) & H Trumble (7) vs ENG, Melbourne, 1902
C Blythe (11) & G Hurst (9) vs AUS, Birmingham, 1909
B Vogler (12) & A Faulkner (8) vs ENG, Jo'burg, 1910
J Laker (19) & T Lock (1) vs AUS, Manchester, 1956
F Mahmood (13) & Khan Mohammad (7) vs AUS, Karachi, 1956
B Massie (16) & Denis Lillee (4) vs ENG, Lord's, 1972
Sajid Khan (9) & Noman Ali (11) vs ENG, Multan, 2024

For the first time since 1987, two Pakistani spinners have taken a five-wicket haul in the same match. Seventh instances overall for Pakistan.

Best match figures for PAK vs ENG
13/101 - Abdul Qadir, Lahore, 1987
12/99 - Fazal Mahmood, The Oval, 1954
11/147 - Noman Ali, Multan, 2024*
11/234 - Abrar Ahmed, Multan, 2022

Best innings figures for PAK vs ENG
9/56 - Abdul Qadir, Lahore, 1987
8/46 - Noman Ali, Multan, 2024*
8/164 - Saqlain Mushtaq, Lahore, 2000

Best figures at Multan in a Test innings
8/46 - Noman Ali vs ENG, 2024*
7/111 - Sajid Khan vs ENG, 2024*
7/114 - Abrar Ahmed vs ENG, 2022
6/42 - Danish Kaneria vs BAN, 2001

11:45 Local Time, 06:45 GMT, 12:15 IST: Pakistan end their 11-match winless streak at home and level the series 1-1. They took a gamble to go spin-heavy and the two finger spinners have delivered for the hosts. All 20 wickets picked by Noman Ali (11) and Sajid Khan(9)! England needed 261 runs with 8 wickets in hand and the odds were stacked against them. Sajid Khan removed Pope in the second over of the day and it was the Noman show after that. England, like yesterday, employed different types of sweeps and that was always going to be a high-risk ploy on a spinning (technically ninth day) track. Ben Stokes top-scored with sweeps and reverse-sweeps but eventually got out stumped when he decided to step out of his crease. Brydon Carse struck three sixes but England weren't able to put any sort of pressure on the Pakistan spinners. Masood used just two spinners in the final innings and they wrapped up the proceedings inside 34 overs.

Noman Ali to Bashir, out Caught by Shafique!! Excellent catch and Pakistan win! Bashir lunges forward to block this away-turner, pops up in the air and Shafique dives to his right at silly point to grab it superbly. Eighth wicket for Noman and 11th in the Test! Pakistan win by 152 runs. Bashir c Shafique b Noman Ali 0(1)

Noman Ali to Bashir, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Shoaib Bashir, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Ten wickets in the match for Noman Ali!

Noman Ali to Jack Leach, out Caught by Shafique!! Caught at short leg, up goes umpire Chris Gaffaney's finger. Leach has reviewed it. Flighted ball, fullish length, Leach gets forward to block and the ball drops on him before spining in. Clear inside edge onto the pad before going into Shafique's hands at short leg. Jack Leach c Shafique b Noman Ali 1(9)

Noman Ali to Jack Leach, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

DRS!

Noman Ali to Jack Leach, no run, very full from round the wicket, played back at the bowler

Sajid Khan to Potts, FOUR, 84.7kph, round the wicket, full and outside off, Potts makes superb contact with his reverse-sweep and hits it to the right of backward point. Speeds away to the fence

Sajid Khan to Jack Leach, 1 run, slip, gully and silly point in place. Very full from Sajid and Leach squeezes it through cover

Sajid Khan to Jack Leach, no run, 88kph, blocks off the front foot

Sajid Khan to Jack Leach, no run, in-drifting full ball, barricaded into the off-side

Sajid Khan to Jack Leach, no run, round the wicket, full on middle, blocked into off